Table 1 Comprehensive comparison among all reported cases of retained penile needles
From: Migrating foreign bodies of penis: a case report and literature review
first author | No. of patients | age | cause | Palpable needle on PE | Interval of needle retrieval | Imaging modality | needle location | Remove location | Local vs. general anesthesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
this case | 1 | 47 | Self implantation | NO | 22 h | CT | pelvic cavity | pygal | General anesthesia |
Mark (1991) [1] | 1 | 67 | ICI | YES | Immediate | X-ray | NA | Local area of the penis | Local anesthesia |
Beer (1992) [2] | 1 | 61 | ICI | NO | 2 d | X-ray. Ultrasound failed to localize the needle | Intracorporal. At the base of the left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | Local anesthesia (penile block) |
Nazli (1993) [3] | 1 | 58 | ICI | YES | Immediate | X-ray | Intracorporal. Left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | Local anesthesia |
Greenstein(1997) [4] | 2 case 1 | 69 | ICI | NO | 6 wk | X-ray to confirm needle presence on initial presentation | NA | Local area of the penis | Needle was palpable at time of retrieval. No anesthesia used at all. |
case 2 | 81 | ICI | NO | 4 d | X-ray to confirm needle presence on initial presentation | NA | Local area of the penis | Needle was palpable at time of retrieval. No anesthesia used at all. | |
Iacono (1998) [5] | 1 | 50 | ICI | NO | Immediate | Ultrasound | Intracorporal. Distal third of the right corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | No anesthesia used at all |
Bandi (2005) [6] | 1 | 44 | ICI | N0 | 2 wk, nonoperative management | X-ray | NA | Local area of the penis | No |
Shamloul(2005) [7] | 1 | 32 | ICI | N0 | Immediate | X-ray | Intracorporal. Midshaft of left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | Local anesthesia (penile block) |
Hsiao (2013) [8] | 1 | 42 | ICI | No, only superficial palpation performed due to fear of needle stick | Immediate | X-ray | Intracorporal. Midshaft of right corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Banerji(2016) [9] | 1 | 62 | ICI | YES | Immediate | X-ray | Under Buck’s fascia (right midshaft) | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Wren (2018) [10] | 1 | 55 | ICI | NO | 3 d | X-ray | Intracorporal. Left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia, penile degloving |
Pan (2019) [11] | 1 | 51 | ICI | NO | Several months | Ultrasound and CT scan | Under Dartos fascia (right side of penile base) | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Collaço(2020) [12] | 1 | 54 | ICI | NO | Immediate | X-ray and ultrasound | Intracorporal. Left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Lazaraviciute(2021) [13] | 1 | 82 | ICI | NO | 1 d | X-ray and ultrasound | Intracorporal. Left corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Mai (2021) [14] | 1 | 64 | ICI | YES | Immediate | X-ray and ultrasound | Under Dartos fascia (left midshaft) | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |
Kirolos(2023) [15] | 1 | 70 | ICI | NO | 2 d | Ultrasound | Intracorporal. Midshaft of right corpus cavernosum | Local area of the penis | General anesthesia |